PlatinumGames Joke Shooter Sol Cresta Is Real
Sol Cresta – is the real deal. In fact,
Sol Cresta was part of the company’s previous round of April Fools’ Day jokes in 2020.
Check out a trailer for
Sol Cresta:
Moon Cresta and 1985’s
Terra Cresta. Like many shooters, they involved players piloting a ship on a fixed, scrolling screen, filling the screen with fire to down baddies. The
Cresta games’ main gimmick was a “docking” functionality. Players could earn power-up items as they fought, which resulted in pieces being added to their ship. These pieces functioned in a multitude of ways, from working like extra lives to adding extra weapons. Most importantly, they also added a movement challenge to the mid-combat proceedings. Players had to align their ship with the power-ups, risking damage. Further, docking up meant increasing the size of one’s ship and thus the potential attack surface, which is a key concern in shooting games.